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The California Raisin Show
Overview
The California Raisin Show is an animated television series based on the claymation advertising characters The California Raisins. The show is based on an Emmy Award-winning claymation special, Meet the Raisins!, which originally aired on CBS in 1989. After the show's 13-episode run, a sequel to the original special, Raisins: Sold Out!: The California Raisins II, aired in 1990. While the characters are traditionally depicted in claymation, the TV show was cel animated by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. It did, however, maintain Will Vinton as creative director and executive producer. It takes place in a world populated by anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables and focuses on the main characters, the California Raisins: A.C., Beebop, Stretch, and Red. Each episode has one or more musical numbers.
Key Crew
Producer: Walt Kubiak, Andy Luckey, Fred Wolf
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 0 (1988)
No overview available.
3 episodes
Season 1 (1989)
No overview available.
15 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Apple, Raisin-Style
1989-09-16The band heads to New York City to find Mom just in time for a gig.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: There's No Business Like Shoe Business
1989-09-23The raisins have to go to school again.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: School Is Cool
1989-09-30The raisins fly to a castle where they perform for a king.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: A Royal Mess
1989-10-07The band is asked to act for the first time in a big Hollywood feature.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Lights, Camera, Disaster
1989-10-14The band has their first encounter with Lick Broccoli and his band of vegetables.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: The Good, The Bad and The Broccoli
1989-10-21Beebop desires to leave the band and become a full-time magician.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: Abracadabra Beebop
1989-10-28The raisins go on a camping trip.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: The Grape Outdoors
1989-11-04The band plays at a futuristic club, only to discover they're being launched into outer space!
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: Rocket n' Rollin' Raisins
1989-11-11The band heads to the jungles of Africa for a wild expedition.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 10: Hold That Jungle
1989-11-18The raisins are given a star on the sidewalk of the world-famous ""Olivera Street.""
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: Olivera Street
1989-11-25Shirelle becomes a model and wants to split with her band-mates, the Raisinettes.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: Picture Perfect Shirelle
1989-12-02A.C, Beebop, and Mom meet up with who they think are long lost relatives.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 13: You Can't Grow Home Again
1990-09-08Episode 14: Family Reunion
1989-12-09The raisins are sick of Rudy's shoddy management and decide to join up with Lick Broccoli's manager, Leonard Limabean, instead.
Runtime: 30 min
